Israel's military warned people Thursday to evacuate the area around Iran's Arak heavy water reactor, roughly 250 kilometres southwest of Tehran, as hostilities continued between the rival nations amid fears of a wider conflict in the Middle East. The reactor is located roughly 250 kilometres southwest of Tehran Israel's military …
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Decision to join Israel-Iran war shouldn’t be Trump’s alone, MAGA voices and Democrats say
Some longtime defenders of Donald Trump's America First mantra are urging him not to drag the U.S. deeper into the Israel-Iran conflict, but most Republicans in Congress do not appear as eager to criticize the president. Tucker Carlson and Steve Bannon among those urging Trump not to escalate with Iran …
Read More »Israel is targeting Iran’s nuclear sites. Here’s what we know about the radiation risks
Israel's strikes on Iran's nuclear installations so far pose only limited risks of contamination, experts say. But they warn that any attack on the country's nuclear power station at Bushehr could cause a nuclear disaster. No evidence radioactive material released, but watchdog warns this could change Tensions are sky-high as …
Read More »Investigation into deadly Air India crash finds plane’s engine fuel cutoff switches were flipped off
A preliminary report depicted confusion in the cockpit shortly before an Air India jetliner crashed, killing more than 200 people last month, after the plane's engine fuel cutoff switches almost simultaneously flipped off, starving the engines of fuel. Report notes pilot was heard on cockpit voice recorder asking the other …
Read More »Why don’t people want more kids? That’s the wrong question, says a new global report
It's often assumed that low fertility rates are due to people simply not wanting to have children, or more than one or two, but a report from the United Nations Population Fund says that's not the whole picture. The issue is lack of choice, not desire, says head of the …
Read More »RFK Jr. names new vaccine advisers after firing previous advisory committee
U.S. Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday named eight members to serve on a key panel of vaccine advisers after abruptly firing all 17 sitting members of the independent panel of experts. U.S. health secretary names 8 replacements for CDC's Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices U.S. Health Secretary Robert …
Read More »Harvey Weinstein guilty on 1 charge, acquitted on another in sex crimes retrial
Former movie mogul Harvey Weinstein was convicted Wednesday of one of the top charges in his sex crimes retrial but acquitted of another, and jurors were as yet unable to reach a verdict on a third charge. Jury unable to reach verdict on 3rd charge for former Hollywood producer Former …
Read More »Israel appears to believe its war goals are getting closer, as Gaza teeters on starvation
Despite enormous criticism, Israel seems to think its strategy in Gaza is working, thanks in part to the new Gaza Humanitarian Foundation. But according to a new report, its military has turned Gaza into an "experiment in starvation," creating conditions for forced displacement of its population. Famine may not be …
Read More »Greta Thunberg deported from Israel after Gaza boat seized
Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel on Tuesday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said, the day after the Israeli navy prevented her and a group of fellow pro-Palestinian activists from sailing to Gaza. Some of the crew members will be held in a detention centre ahead of a court …
Read More »Swedish activist Greta Thunberg deported from Israel, denounces Gaza ‘war crimes’
Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel on Tuesday, the Israeli Foreign Ministry said, the day after the Israeli navy prevented her and a group of fellow pro-Palestinian activists from sailing to Gaza. Some of the crew members will be held in a detention centre ahead of a court …
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